Using noise to map Earth's deforming crust
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From: Sam Wormley on 18 May 2010 23:01 Using noise to map Earth's deforming crust Earth is awash in vibrations-literally. Interference between ocean waves near a coastline excites faint ambient noise throughout the planet. Thanks to a recent innovation in seismic imaging, long time sequences of the ambient noise can be used to reveal details about Earth's interior hundreds of miles inland. more: http://blogs.physicstoday.org/update/2010/05/using-noise-to-map-earths-defo.html?type=PTFAVE |